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2 Samuel 18:31

וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַכּוּשִׁ֖י בָּ֑א וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכּוּשִׁ֗י יִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־שְׁפָטְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ הַיֹּ֔ום מִיַּ֖ד כָּל־הַקָּמִ֥ים עָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס And behold, the Kushi came. And the Kushi said, “May my lord the king receive good news, for today YHWH has vindicated you from the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:30

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ סֹ֖ב הִתְיַצֵּ֣ב כֹּ֑ה וַיִּסֹּ֖ב וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ And the king said, “Turn aside, stand here.” So he turned aside and stood.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:29

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שָׁלֹ֥ום לַנַּ֖עַר לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲחִימַ֡עַץ רָאִיתִי֩ הֶהָמֹ֨ון הַגָּדֹ֜ול לִ֠שְׁלֹחַ אֶת־עֶ֨בֶד הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ יֹואָב֙ וְאֶת־עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ וְלֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי מָֽה׃ And the king said, “Is it well with the young man, with Avshalom?” And Aḥimaʿats said, “I saw a great tumult when … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:28

וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֲחִימַ֗עַץ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ שָׁלֹ֔ום וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָ֑רְצָה ס וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּרוּךְ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר סִגַּר֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־נָשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־יָדָ֖ם בַּֽאדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Aḥimaʿats called and said to the king, “Peace.” And he bowed to the king with his face to … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:27

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַצֹּפֶ֔ה אֲנִ֤י רֹאֶה֙ אֶת־מְרוּצַ֣ת הָרִאשֹׁ֔ון כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת אֲחִימַ֣עַץ בֶּן־צָדֹ֑וק וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אִֽישׁ־טֹ֣וב זֶ֔ה וְאֶל־בְּשֹׂורָ֥ה טֹובָ֖ה יָבֹֽוא׃ And the watchman said, “I see the running of the first as the running of Aḥimaʿats son of Tsadoq.” And the king said, “This … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:26

וַיַּ֣רְא הַצֹּפֶה֮ אִישׁ־אַחֵ֣ר רָץ֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א הַצֹּפֶה֙ אֶל־הַשֹּׁעֵ֔ר וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־אִ֖ישׁ רָ֣ץ לְבַדֹּ֑ו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ גַּם־זֶ֥ה מְבַשֵּֽׂר׃ And the watchman saw another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, “Behold, a man is running alone.” And the king … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:25

וַיִּקְרָ֤א הַצֹּפֶה֙ וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־לְבַדֹּ֖ו בְּשֹׂורָ֣ה בְּפִ֑יו וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ הָלֹ֖וךְ וְקָרֵֽב׃ And the watchman called and told the king, and the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he came steadily nearer.   … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:24

וְדָוִ֥ד יֹושֵׁ֖ב בֵּין־שְׁנֵ֣י הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַצֹּפֶ֜ה אֶל־גַּ֤ג הַשַּׁ֨עַר֙ אֶל־הַ֣חֹומָ֔ה וַיִּשָּׂ֤א אֶת־עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה־אִ֖ישׁ רָ֥ץ לְבַדֹּֽו׃ And Dawid was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate, to the wall, and lifted up … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:23

וִיהִי־מָ֣ה אָר֔וּץ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹ֖ו ר֑וּץ וַיָּ֤רָץ אֲחִימַ֨עַץ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַכִּכָּ֔ר וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־הַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ “But come what may, I will run.” And he said to him, “Run.” So Aḥimaʿats ran by the way of the plain and passed the Kushi.   Morphology וִיהִי … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:22

וַיֹּ֨סֶף עֹ֜וד אֲחִימַ֤עַץ בֶּן־צָדֹוק֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב וִ֣יהִי מָ֔ה אָרֻֽצָה־נָּ֥א גַם־אָ֖נִי אַחֲרֵ֣י הַכּוּשִׁ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֹואָ֗ב לָֽמָּה־זֶּ֞ה אַתָּ֥ה רָץ֙ בְּנִ֔י וּלְכָ֖ה אֵין־בְּשֹׂורָ֥ה מֹצֵֽאת׃ And Aḥimaʿats son of Tsadoq continued and said to Yoʾav, “But whatever may be, let me run now also … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:21

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֹואָב֙ לַכּוּשִׁ֔י לֵ֛ךְ הַגֵּ֥ד לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאִ֑יתָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ כוּשִׁ֛י לְיֹואָ֖ב וַיָּרֹֽץ׃ And Yoʾav said to the Kushi, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” And the Kushi bowed himself to Yoʾav and ran.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:20

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו יֹואָ֗ב לֹ֩א אִ֨ישׁ בְּשֹׂרָ֤ה אַתָּה֙ הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖ בְּיֹ֣ום אַחֵ֑ר וְהַיֹּ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ לֹ֣א תְבַשֵּׂ֔ר כִּֽי־עַל בֶּן־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מֵֽת׃ And Yoʾav said to him, “You are not a man of news today. You may bring news on another day, but … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:19

וַאֲחִימַ֤עַץ בֶּן־צָדֹוק֙ אָמַ֔ר אָר֣וּצָה נָּ֔א וַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּי־שְׁפָטֹ֥ו יְהוָ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד אֹיְבָֽיו׃ And Aḥimaʿats son of Tsadoq said, “Let me run now and bring news to the king, for YHWH has judged him from the hand of his enemies.”   Morphology … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:18

וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם לָקַ֗ח וַיַּצֶּב־לֹ֤ו בְּחַיָּו אֶת־מַצֶּ֨בֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעֵֽמֶק־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֤י אָמַר֙ אֵֽין־לִ֣י בֵ֔ן בַּעֲב֖וּר הַזְכִּ֣יר שְׁמִ֑י וַיִּקְרָ֤א לַמַּצֶּ֨בֶת֙ עַל־שְׁמֹ֔ו וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא לָהּ֙ יַ֣ד אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ ס Now Avshalom had taken and set up for himself in his lifetime the pillar that is … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:17

וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֗ום וַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּ אֹתֹ֤ו בַיַּ֨עַר֙ אֶל־הַפַּ֣חַת הַגָּדֹ֔ול וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ עָלָ֛יו גַּל־אֲבָנִ֖ים גָּדֹ֣ול מְאֹ֑ד וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נָ֖סוּ אִ֥ישׁ לְאָהֳלֹֽו׃ ס And they took Avshalom and cast him into the forest, into the great pit, and they raised over him a very great heap of … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:16

וַיִּתְקַ֤ע יֹואָב֙ בַּשֹּׁפָ֔ר וַיָּ֣שָׁב הָעָ֔ם מִרְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־חָשַׂ֥ךְ יֹואָ֖ב אֶת־הָעָֽם׃ And Yoʾav blew the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing after Yisraʾel, for Yoʾav restrained the people.   Morphology וַיִּתְקַע (vayyitqaʿ) – Root: תקע; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:15

וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֣י יֹואָ֑ב וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֖ום וַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃ And ten young men who bore Yoʾav’s armor surrounded and struck Avshalom and killed him.   Morphology וַיָּסֹבּוּ (vayyāsovvu) – Root: סבב; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:14

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֹואָ֔ב לֹא־כֵ֖ן אֹחִ֣ילָה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וַיִּקַּח֩ שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה שְׁבָטִ֜ים בְּכַפֹּ֗ו וַיִּתְקָעֵם֙ בְּלֵ֣ב אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום עֹודֶ֥נּוּ חַ֖י בְּלֵ֥ב הָאֵלָֽה׃ And Yoʾav said, “Not so will I wait before you.” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:13

אֹֽו־עָשִׂ֤יתִי בְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ שֶׁ֔קֶר וְכָל־דָּבָ֖ר לֹא־יִכָּחֵ֣ד מִן־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב מִנֶּֽגֶד׃ Or had I dealt falsely against his life, yet no matter would be hidden from the king, and you yourself would stand aloof.”   Morphology אֹו (ʾo) – Root: או; Form: … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:12

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָאִישׁ֙ אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב וְלֽוֹ־אָנֹכִ֜י שֹׁקֵ֤ל עַל־כַּפַּי֙ אֶ֣לֶף כֶּ֔סֶף לֹֽא־אֶשְׁלַ֥ח יָדִ֖י אֶל־בֶּן־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י בְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּ צִוָּ֣ה הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֹ֠תְךָ וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אִתַּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שִׁמְרוּ־מִ֕י בַּנַּ֖עַר בְּאַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃ And the man said to Yoʾav, “Even if I were to weigh in my hand a thousand pieces … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:11

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֹואָ֗ב לָאִישׁ֙ הַמַּגִּ֣יד לֹ֔ו וְהִנֵּ֣ה רָאִ֔יתָ וּמַדּ֛וּעַ לֹֽא־הִכִּיתֹ֥ו שָׁ֖ם אָ֑רְצָה וְעָלַ֗י לָ֤תֶת לְךָ֙ עֲשָׂ֣רָה כֶ֔סֶף וַחֲגֹרָ֖ה אֶחָֽת׃ And Yoʾav said to the man who told him, “And behold, you saw, so why did you not strike him there to … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:10

וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְיֹואָ֑ב וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם תָּל֖וּי בָּאֵלָֽה׃ And a certain man saw and told Yoʾav, and he said, “Behold, I saw Avshalom hanging in the oak.”   Morphology וַיַּרְא (vay-yarʾ) – Root: ראה; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:9

וַיִּקָּרֵא֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֞ום רֹכֵ֣ב עַל־הַפֶּ֗רֶד וַיָּבֹ֣א הַפֶּ֡רֶד תַּ֣חַת שֹׂובֶךְ֩ הָאֵלָ֨ה הַגְּדֹולָ֜ה וַיֶּחֱזַ֧ק רֹאשֹׁ֣ו בָאֵלָ֗ה וַיֻּתַּן֙ בֵּ֤ין הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וּבֵ֣ין הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהַפֶּ֥רֶד אֲשֶׁר־תַּחְתָּ֖יו עָבָֽר׃ And Avshalom happened to come before the servants of Dawid. Now Avshalom was riding on … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:8

וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֧ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה נִפְצָה עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֶּ֤רֶב הַיַּ֨עַר֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בָּעָ֔ם מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָכְלָ֛ה הַחֶ֖רֶב בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest devoured more of the people than the sword devoured on … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:7

וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ שָׁם֙ עַ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה גְדֹולָ֛ה בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃ And the people of Yisraʾel were struck down there before the servants of Dawid, and the slaughter there was great on that day—twenty thousand.   Morphology … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:6

וַיֵּצֵ֥א הָעָ֛ם הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לִקְרַ֣את יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַתְּהִ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה בְּיַ֥עַר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ And the people went out to the field to meet Yisraʾel, and the battle was in the forest of Efrayim.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵ֥א (vay-yetse) – Root: יצא; Form: Wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive) Qal … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:5

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־֠יֹואָב וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אִתַּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְאַט־לִ֖י לַנַּ֣עַר לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּצַוֹּ֥ת הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים עַל־דְּבַ֥ר אַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃ And the king commanded Yoʾav and Avishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man, with Avshalom.” And all the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:4

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־יִיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם אֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־יַ֣ד הַשַּׁ֔עַר וְכָל־הָעָם֙ יָֽצְא֔וּ לְמֵאֹ֖ות וְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ And the king said to them, “What is good in your eyes I will do.” And the king stood beside the gate, and all the people … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:3

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָעָ֜ם לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֗א כִּי֩ אִם־נֹ֨ס נָנ֜וּס לֹא־יָשִׂ֧ימוּ אֵלֵ֣ינוּ לֵ֗ב וְאִם־יָמֻ֤תוּ חֶצְיֵ֨נוּ֙ לֹֽא־יָשִׂ֤ימוּ אֵלֵ֨ינוּ֙ לֵ֔ב כִּֽי־עַתָּ֥ה כָמֹ֖נוּ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה אֲלָפִ֑ים וְעַתָּ֣ה ט֔וֹב כִּי־תִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥נוּ מֵעִ֖יר לַעְזֹֽיר׃ But the people said, “You shall not go out, for if we flee, they will not … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:2

וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח דָּוִ֜ד אֶת־הָעָ֗ם הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית בְּיַד־יֹואָב֙ וְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּיַ֨ד אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ אֲחִ֣י יֹואָ֔ב וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ת בְּיַ֖ד אִתַּ֣י הַגִּתִּ֑י ס וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם יָצֹ֥א אֵצֵ֛א גַּם־אֲנִ֖י עִמָּכֶֽם׃ And Dawid sent out the people, a third under the hand of Yoʾav, and a third under … Continue reading

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